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Wednesday, Sept 20. THE RING (1952, 79m)
7:00 p.m.
Sponto Gallery
7 Dudley Street, Venice, California
Domenic Priore and Gene Aguilera,
authors of the forthcoming book The Golden Age of Chicano Rock 'n' Roll: An East
L.A. Visual History (Angel City Press), host a very rare screening of this
evocative tale (set in downtown L.A.'s Bunker Hill district) of a young
Mexican-American boxer who learns the dirty truth about the fight game.
With Art Aragon,
a local boxing idol who was the only game in town (pre-Dodgers, Lakers,
Rams). Chicano teenagers in the film wear just-post-Pachuco fashions, lookin' very
proto-Rock 'n' Roll. Also: rare clips of legendary East LA groups, such as
Ritchie Valens ("La Bamba"), Thee Midniters ("Whittier Blvd.") and Cannibal & the
Headhunters ("Land of 1000 Dances") at the height of their success, and 20
minute preview of Jon Wilkman's documentary Chicano Rock!
7:00 pm pre-show
features poetry reading by Ruben Guevara (Ruben & the Jets), plus a Q&A and CD
signing with Little Willie G. and Jimmy Espinoza of Thee Midniters. For more
inforation call Sponto Gallery at (310) 306-7330.
West Hollywood Book Fair
Sunday, September 17th (11:30-12:30)
In the park, across from the Pacific Design Center
AND THE BEAT GOES ON: (Musical) Notes from the 60's and 70's
Pamela Des Barres, Sharon Lawrence, Domenic Priore, Michael Walker
Moderator: Kara Hoppe
Book signings afterwards at Book Soup booth
DeBarres is the author of I'm With the Band, Walker has just released a great book on Laurel Canyon, and Lawrence has one out on Jimi Hendrix. For more information see ad in this week's edition of L.A. Weekly.
